Senators Scott and Elking Declare Gubernatorial Support
Letters from S V Matthews of Clarksburg and Senator Elkins defend the regular Republican ticket headed by Swisher. Both express loyalty to the party, reject opposition groups, and pledge full effort for the ticket’s victory in November.
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S. V. Matthews
Clarksburg
W. Va
Charleston
Co. W. Swisher
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Scherr
Elkins
Dawson
Cabell County Democrats Split Over Sheriff Nominee Thompson
Against own nominee Joseph E. Thompson the Cabell county Democracy forms a bloc to oppose his sheriff bid with leading businessmen backing the effort. Thompson promises to spend thirty thousand dollars to prevail despite the organized resistance harming the Democratic ticket for years.
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Cabell County
Joseph E. Thompson
Thompson
Schoolgirl rescues man in peril on river bank
Chester Williams of New York vacationing in Perry county mountains went swimming in the North Fork river with two companions and drowned twice. A passing 15 year old schoolgirl Ethel Halcomb rushed to the scene and pulled Williams to shore just as he sank for a third time, while his companions watched.
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Chester Williams
New York
Perry County
Northfork River
Ethel Halcomb
Williams
Drowned Employee Found In Ohio River Near Huntington
Jackson, an employee of the Ashland Independent Company, drowned in the Ohio River a short distance below Huntington W V early this morning. He was 30, single, and claimed to be a cousin of the late Judge John Jay Jackson of Parkersburg who served on the bench under President Lincoln.
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Huntington
W. Va
Jackson
Ashland Independent Company
Ohio River
John Jay Jackson
Parkersburg
Lincoln
Cleaning and Dyeing Services Notice by J B Williams
Notice to the public from J B Williams stating five years of steady business in cleaning pressing altering and repairing and offering dyeing and trade of worn clothes such as hats and shoes at reasonable prices with contact at No 20 Higginbotham Avenue and phone 232.
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J. B. Williams
Higginbotham Avenue
Baseball scores from two leagues with several games
National games include Chicago 5 Boston 1 and St Louis Philadelphia postponed by rain. Pittsburg 0 Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 1 New York 3 in ten innings. American games feature Washington 2 St Louis 4 and a Washington 4 St Louis 1 second game, Boston 7 Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 6 Chicago 5, New York 8 Detroit 0.
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Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Jealous husband and wife die in New York tragedy
Mrs Edward H Hacker shot herself fearing abandonment at their New York flat. Her husband, returning after a goodbye, then shot himself three times. The couple, married less than two years, had lived at the Hague Court apartments. Hacker worked for McCall Pattern Co and was described as well to do. Mrs Hacker hailed from Louisville, Kentucky.
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New York
Edward H. Hacker
Hague Court
Hacker
McCall Pattern Co
Louisville, Ky
Royal Welcome for the American Fleet Arrives in Sydney
Early morning a smoky veil signalled the approaching American warships. At 5 35 the fleet was confirmed twenty miles from Sydney harbor. Tens of thousands flooded vantage points as crowds gathered along the harbor front. An estimated half a million people prepared to greet the visiting forces from the new world.
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Sydney
Sydney Harbor
Bound a Court for Inciting Rage War
Knoxville Tennessee August 19 Four of the five men arrested Tuesday night by Sheriff Hughes of Campbell County for inciting a race war in the Jellico mining district were arraigned at Tazewell for preliminary trial today. They were bound to court and also bound to keep the peace. The mountain band appears to have dispersed on the arrest of the alleged leaders, but officers fear the release of the leaders will signal another outbreak. Work was resumed at the Anthras mine today but the camp continues under guard.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Hughes
Campbell County
Jellico
Tazewell
Anthras
Inquest Verdict Links Hains to Bay Side Shooting
A New York coroner jury returns that William E. Annis died from pistol wounds inflicted by Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. aided by Thornton Jenkins Hains at Bay Side Long Island. The crowded Flushig town hall heard the verdict after a brief inquest with many witnesses.
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New York
William E. Annis
Bay Side
L. I
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Althoust
Hains
Humorous tramp tale tests charity standards in New York
A New York charity official complains many beggars are insincere while recalling a farmers wife who refused lodging yet allowed a tramp to sleep in a meadow behind the barn. The tramp asks to be called at 4 o clock to catch a cattle train to market, highlighting a wry twist in aid-giving.
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New York
Italian Diet and Disease Resistance in Pneumonia
A London Lancet note discusses how Italian dietary patterns, rich in farinaceous foods and legumes, may relate to disease resistance. It suggests low resisting power among favored classes and link between heart cravings in late pneumonia and muscle-building nutrients lacking in diet.
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London
Traveling Incognito Prince Seen By Chums
A dialogue notes a young Japanese prince traveling incognito and the speaker admits weakness about geographic names, guessing Manchuria as the location.
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Manchuria
Rains Fall Mostly Downward With Some Sidways Flow
The answer notes that most rainfall comes directly downward, while a portion reaches the ground from the side due to wind or atmospheric conditions. This explains the directional variety in rainfall patterns observed in physical geography.
No safety match in sight in odd riddle exchange
A humorous exchange has Mr Henpecker asking about safety, then declaring a safety match is when a baldheaded man marries an armless woman, creating a lighthearted paradox about conformity and weird marriage norms.
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Mr. Henpecker
Reduced Prices at Flat Top Books and Stationery Co
Reduced prices on books and stationery announced by Flat Top Books and Stationery Co with a note of temporary office closure until August 20. Dr Bred L Black referenced in the clipping with date 1 26 end of.
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Flat Top Books and Stationery Co
Bred L. Black
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